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Day1, Jan. 14


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10:00-11:30
Opening Session, First Keynote Lecture
Louise Ryan
Director of the Global Diversities and Inequalities Research Centre, London Metropolitan University, UK
Welcoming address

Raivo Vetik, coordinator of the MIRNet programme, Tallinn University, Estonia
Mari-Liis Jakobson, on behalf of the board of convenors, Tallinn University, Estonia.

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11:30-12:00
Virtual coffee and networking break
12:00-13:30
First panel session (Panels 1 and 2)
Panel 1: The impact of COVID-19 on migration processes
Russell King
University of Sussex, UK
Farid Miah
University of Sussex, UK

Natalija Perisic, Associate Professor, Social Policy and Social Work, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Victoria Finn, PhD Candidate, Tallinn University, Estonia / University of Leiden / Netherlands; Diego Portales University, Chile
Mari-Liis Jakobson, Associate Professor, School of Governance, Law and Society Tallinn University, Estonia

Sergey Ryazantsev, Director, Institute for Demographic Research, Department of Demographic and Migration Policy, RAS/MGIMO University, Russia

Bresena Kopliku, Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Shkodra “L. Gurakuqi”, Albania
Erka Caro, Phd, Department of Geography, University of Tirana, Albania

Panel 2: Prejudice and migration
Garbi Schmidt
Roskilde University, Denmark
Marina Vahter
Tallinn University, Estonia

Linda Lapina, Assistant Professor, Inter-cultural Studies, Department of Communication and Arts Roskilde University, Denmark

Sarah Louise Nash, Post-Doctoral Scholar, Climate Change and Mobility, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Austria

Garbi Schmidt, Professor, Inter-cultural Studies, Department of Communication and Arts, Roskilde University, Denmark

13:30-14:30
Lunch/virtual networking break
14:30-16:00
Second panel session (Panels 3 and 4)
Panel 3: Migration as lived experience in uncertain times
Linda Lapina
Roskilde University, DK
Victoria Finn
Tallinn University, ET/ University of Leiden / NL; Diego Portales University, CL

Daina Grosa, Research Assistant, Philosophy and Sociology, University of Sussex, UK / University of Latvia, Latvia

Ourania Vamvaka-Tatsi, Research Student, Cardiff University, Wales

Laura Morosanu, Senior Researcher, Department of Sociology,
Russell King, Professor, School of Global Studies, University of Sussex
Aija Lulle, PhD, Department of Human Geography, Loughborough University, UK

Mārtiņš Kaprāns, Researcher, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, University of Latvia, Latvia

Panel 4: Anxieties and migration policy-making
Leif Kalev
Tallinn University, Estonia
Gerly Elbrecht
Tallinn University, Estonia

Jyri Jäntti, Tallinn University, Estonia
Benjamin Klasche, Tallinn University, Estonia

Giovanni Cavaggion, Research Fellow, Department of International, Legal, Historical and Political Studies, University of Milan, Italy

Katy Budge, Research Student, School of Law, Politics and Sociology, University of Sussex, UK

Andrea Carlà, Senior Researcher, Institute for Minority Rights, Eurac Research, Italy

16:00-16:30
Virtual coffee break and networking
16:30-18:00
First day closing session
Roundtable: Migration and integration management during the pandemic: a practitioner perspective

Liis ValkChief expert, Identity and Status Bureau, Police and Border Guard Board, Estonia

Kätlin KõverikSenior adviser, Integration Foundation, Estonia

Michael GaversenDocumentary filmmaker, Denmark

Tiina NirkDirector General, Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Estonia

Day 2, Jan.15


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10:00-12:00
Third panel session (Panels 5 and 6)
Panel 5: Coping with COVID-19
Laura Morosanu
University of Sussex, UK
Farid Miah
University of Sussex, UK

Santiago Esteban Laguna Aldana, MA Student University of Essex, UK

Nare Galstyan, Chairperson , Ethno-Sociology Department at the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Brusov State University, Armenia
Mihran Galstyan, Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography NAS RA

Farid Miah, Post-Doctoral Researcher, University of Sussex, UK

Kerstin Martel, PhD Fellow, Department of Management, Society and Communication, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
Monique Raupp, Research Fellow, School of Management, Cranfield University, UK
Acil Abdul-Hadi, PhD Fellow, Human Resource Management, Toulouse Business School, France

Almina Bešić, Department of International Management, Johannes Kepler University, Austria
Petra Aigner, Department of Sociology, Johannes Kepler University, Austria

Panel 6: Integration, identities and belonging
Raivo Vetik
Tallinn University, Estonia
Nawal Shaharyar
Tallinn University, Estonia

Ave Roots, Research Fellow, Institute of Social Science University of Tartu, Estonia
Kristjan Kaldur, Institute of Baltic Studies/University of Tartu, Estonia

Elisabetta Zontin, Associate Professor, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, UK
Elena Genova, Associate Professor, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, UK

Ave Lauren, Senior Researcher, Estonian Business School, Estonia

Marianna Makarova, Doctoral Candidate, Tallinn University, Estonia

Leif Kalev, Professor, School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University
Nikolai Kunitsõn, Junior Researcher, School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University

12:00-12:30
Virtual coffee break and networking
12:30-13:30
Second keynote lecture
Jaan Valsiner
Professor of Psychology
13:30-14:30
Lunch and virtual networking break
14:30-16:00
Fourth Panel Session (Panels 7 and 8)
Panel 7: The populist appeal of immigration
Mari-Liis Jakobson
Tallinn University, Estonia
Katrina Koppel
Tallinn University, Estonia

B. Nadya Jaworsky, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Radka Klvaňová, Specialist, Department of Sociology, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Jan Krotký, Specialist, Department of Sociology, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Ivana Rapoš Božič, Specialist, Department of Sociology, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
Alica Rétiová, Specialist, Department of Sociology, Masaryk University, Czech Republic

Sebastián Umpierrez de Reguero, PhD candidate, Leiden University/ Universidad
Santiago González-Paredes , Universidad Casa Grande
Ingrid Ríos Rivera, Universidad de Chile/ Universidad Casa Grande, Chile/Ecuador

Fatma Sevgi Temizisler, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium

Donatella Bonansinga, Doctoral Researcher, University of Birmingham, UK

Panel 8: Migration strategies in turbulent times
Garbi Schmidt
Roskilde University, Denmark
Marina Vahter
Tallinn University, Estonia

Joni Virkkunen, Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Minna Piipponen, Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland, Finland
Saara Koikkalainen, Karelian Institute, University of Eastern Finland, Finland

Tazeen Qureshi, Graduate Student, Department of International Relations, Bilkent University
Berk Esen, Lecturer, Department of Turkish Studies, Sabanci University, Turkey

Ian Salvaña , Ma Graduate, Department of Political Science, Central European University/Ateneo de Davao University, Hungary & Austria/Philippines

Eugenia Markova, Senior Lecturer,University of Brighton, UK
Russell King, Professor, School of Global Studies University of Sussex, UK
Ekaterina Tosheva, Associate Professor, University of National and World Economy, Bulgaria

16:00-16:30
Virtual coffee break and networking
16:30-18:00
Fifth Panel Session (Panels 9 and 10)
Panel 9: Relational perspectives on migration and integration
Raivo Vetik
Tallinn University, Estonia
Nawal Shaharyar
Tallinn University, Estonia

Benjamin Klasche, Tallinn University, Estonia

Nikolai Kunitsõn, Junior Researcher, School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University, Estonia

Nicole Stybnarova, PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, University of Helsinki, Finland

Raivo Vetik, Professor, School of Governance, Law and Society Tallinn University, Estonia
Leif Kalev, Professor, School of Governance, Law and Society Tallinn University, Estonia
Mari-Liis Jakobson, Associate Professor, School of Governance, Law and Society Tallinn University, Estonia

Panel 10: Migration and policy performance: comparative perspectives
Leif Kalev
Tallinn University, Estonia
Gerly Elbrecht
Tallinn University, Estonia

Mechthild Roos, Lecturer, Institute of Social Science, Augsburg University, Germany

Tõnis Saarts, Lecturer, School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University, Estonia
Triin Lauri, Research Associate, School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University, Estonia
Ellu Saar, Professor, School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University, Estonia

Marlene Jugl, Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Political Sciences, Bocconi University, Italy

Alex Hartland, PhD Researcher, Department of Politics, University of Manchester, UK

18:00-18:30
Closing remarks

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